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If a student receives a bad test score, how do you interpret it? Would you allow the student to retake a modified version of the test? — B. , Ohio T...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Experts Agree: Connecting STEM Learning and Teaching Works!
On December 7, NSTA is offering a virtual conference designed to bring together some of the best thinkers in the field focused on learning and teachi...
By Carole Hayward
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<i>“Why Do We Need to Know This?!”</i>
Hubble Deep Field Image How do you explain to your students that what you’re teaching is important even if there is no obvious real-world applicatio...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Science Festivals Focus on Community, Diversity
According to Marc Schulman, executive director of the USA Science and Engineering Festival (USASEF), “the modern era of science festivals…was kick...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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When a construction site is next door
Street closures and high noise levels from construction on or near school grounds or other early childhood programs may disrupt the daily routine....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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What advice would you give to first-year teachers who want to give life to their lessons, yet they have a budget that is small or non-existent? — J....
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Students at Chillicothe Women’s Correctional Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, examinelunar rocks from NASA in Mary Haskins’ environmental science ...
By Debra Shapiro
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What happens in your block area?
When playing and building with blocks, children experience the way the properties of matter, shape, weight, and proportionality affect balance, stab...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Why must we meet so much as a physics team when I need time alone to prepare for my classes? —M., Indiana ...
By Sharon Delesbore
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Teacher Cohorts to Support Science Instruction
Written by Debbie Ericksen ...
By Korei Martin
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Safety Training for Non-Science Instructors
Unlike science teachers, non-science educators have little to no training in hazard analysis, risk assessment, or safety-related issues. As a result, ...
By Kenneth Roy
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My third-grade class created models of plant and animal cells with various items that they found around the house. Many of the kids did a great job, ...
By Sharon Delesbore
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Making Cooperative Learning Groups Work
How can I keep my students more engaged in their science cooperative learning groups? —A., California...
By Sharon Delesbore
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Sample new science lessons from NSTA Press books
NSTA Press authors offer a rich selection of fresh lessons and strategies in their newest books, and you can download samples from each of them t...
By Claire Reinburg
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When informal science institutions (ISIs) offer professional learning opportunities to teachers to support science in schools, they create the potenti...
By Dr. Vanessa Lujan